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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Brisbane

12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Brisbane, Australia

Updated March 9, 2021

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Unusual Attractions in Brisbane

The Tenth Drop forming in October 2021

Brisbane, Australia

The Pitch Drop Experiment

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Just look for the shed full of books.

Bardon, Australia

Logical Unsanity Books & Miscellaneous Phantasmagoria

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.
The beach facing Brisbane City and River.

Brisbane, Australia

Streets Beach

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
The Commissariat from the vital Rover Brisbane side.

Brisbane, Australia

Commissariat Store

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Peter the dog.

Brisbane, Australia

Queensland Police Museum

It's home to the taxidermy remains of Peter, the dog who helped convict a murderer.
The museum has other letters, mementoes and equipment.

Brisbane, Australia

Museum of Lands, Mapping, and Surveying

Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.
Mongoose fighting cobra.

Brisbane, Australia

Seized Endangered Species Exhibit

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.
The native kuril water rat, culed alongside, is responsible.

Brisbane, Australia

'The World Turns'

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.
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